lài
赉
bestow; confer; grant
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to bestow; to confer; to grant (a reward or gift)
literaryLiterary and archaic usage. Typically used in historical or formal contexts regarding imperial or official bestowal of rewards.
Huáng皇
dì帝
lài赉
cì赐
qiān千
jīn金
yǐ以
jiǎng奖
qí其
gōng功
。
The emperor bestowed a thousand pieces of gold to reward his merits.
Cháo朝
tíng廷
shǎng赏
lài赉
zhū诸
chén臣
，
gè各
yǒu有
děng等
chā差
。
The court bestowed rewards upon the ministers, each according to their rank.
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Zhè这
shì是
shàng上
cì次
de的
lài赉
zèng赠
，
qǐng请
wù务
bì必
shōu收
xià下
。
This is a gift bestowed previously; please be sure to accept it.